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Great Bend Chamber Coffee recap: Credit Union of America celebrates 50 years in Great Bend
Ribbon cutting marks re-branding at Move Your Mountain Coaching & Consulting
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Toni Murphy, left, and Geneva Myers speak at the Dec. 12 Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Coffee, hosted by Credit Union of America. Murphy is senior branch manager and Myers is assistant branch manager. - photo by photos by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
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Kimberly Becker holds the big scissors for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the re-branding of her business, Move Your Mountain Coaching & Consulting, on Dec. 12 at the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Office.

Credit Union of America, 4708 10th St., hosted this week’s Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Coffee. Afterward, members went to the Chamber office at 1125 Williams for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the re-brand of Kimberly Becker’s company, Move Your Mountain Coaching and Consulting.

Credit Union of America has been proudly serving Kansas communities for over 80 years, since it began as a credit union for teachers. Senior Branch Manager Toni Murphy told coffee attendees CUA has been in Great Bend for 50 years. It is a full-service financial institution.

“We’re a true cooperative, which means our members are owners and we’re a not-for-profit organization,” Murphy said. “This allows us to offer specialized interest rates to members and lower loan rates, higher deposit rates. It’s a place where you can keep your accounts and feel good about it, knowing that the funds here go back into the community.”

Earlier this year, CUA announced its newest location at 1800 Claflin Road in Manhattan. A location has been secured for a Hays office.

“Outside of our really good products, we love to get involved in the community,” she said, mentioning donations to United Way, grants to local educators, volunteering at the Humane Society and helping with Great Bend Alive. “Over the past few years, we’ve enjoyed participating in the Home for Holidays. We enjoyed doing the float.”

CUA (www.cuofamerica.com) is also a major sponsor of the Chamber’s annual Business Showcase, an August event that welcomes hundreds of Great Bend USD 428 teachers and staff to the start of a new school year.


Move Your Mountain Coaching & Consulting

Becker announced a re-brand of Move Your Mountain Coaching & Consulting as she approaches the end of her company’s fifth year. Since launching in January 2019, Becker said she has experienced tremendous personal and professional growth, leading her to evolve both her brand and vision for the future.

Becker specializes in executive and leadership development through tailored coaching, training and speaking engagements. Certified as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and Harrison Assessor, Becker has worked with clients locally and internationally.

For more information, visit www.moveyourmountaincoachingandconsulting.com, or call 620-282-8970.


Announcements

• K-State Research and Extension will offer “Get Your Farm Finance on Course” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Ellsworth Health & Rec Center.

Next week, the Extension is offering an Ag Econ Update at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Cottonwood Extension Great Bend office, 3007 10th St. RSVP by email to jaredp11@ksu.edu or call 785-222-2710. This program will also be presented at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dighton; 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ness City Fairgrounds; and 2 p.m. Wednesday at Township Hall in Rush Center.

Extension Agent Michelle Beran also invited every to join Walk with Ease, a 6-week program running Jan. 6 through Feb. 14 at the Hoisington Activity Center. The program is from 10-11 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call 620-793-1910 to register.

• Now through Jan. 18, the Shafer Gallery at Barton Community College is showing “Sunlight and Brushstrokes by Jessie Rasche.” Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The gallery will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 14, and during the winter break, Dec. 19 through Jan. 2.

• Monday, Dec. 16, chamber members may attend an “Unlock Your Chamber Benefits” Lunch & Learn at the Chamber Office from noon to 1 p.m.

• The First Annual Festival of Trees Open House hosted by Azria Health, 1560 K-96, is Thursday, Dec. 19. Businesses are invited to set up trees, with prizes for the top three.

• Bank of the Plains, 1000 Adams St., will have a holiday open house with cookies, apple cider and activities for kids from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. On Friday, Dec. 13, the bank wrapped up its Pound for Pound Food Drive.

• The next Chamber Coffee will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Parish Center, 4100 Broadway Ave., with a program at 9:30. It will be hosted by the Golden Belt Community Foundation to announce the Giving Tuesday results. This will be the final Great Bend Chamber Coffee of 2024.